World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
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Notable Quotes
"From a patient safety perspective, I can see absolutely the benefit. There are no road signs inside our head."
— Rhys Hibbert , Other
"If patients are not prepared to join research how can doctors ever learn and how can medicine ever progress?"
— Rhys Hibbert , Other
"For 18 years of married life I've always got out of bed and made my wife a cup of coffee, and I wasn't going to let this tumour stop that."
— Rhys Hibbert , Other
"It is trained on more operations than most surgeons see or do in a lifetime and can act like an expert second pair of eyes."
— Prof Hani Marcus , Academic
Key People
Mr Danyal Khan is a neurosurgeon who was part of the surgical team for the AI-assisted operation.
Prof Hani Marcus is a neurosurgeon who helped carry out the AI-assisted brain surgery.
Rhys Hibbert is a 48-year-old father-of-two from Bedfordshire who underwent live AI-assisted brain surgery.
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Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
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